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U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander will retire in 2020
Decision sets up a open Senate race in Tennessee for the second election cycle in a row ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor NASHVILLE (CFP) —…
Mick Mulvaney’s biting comments about Trump resurface after he’s named acting White House chief of staff
Former South Carolina congressman called Trump “a terrible human being” during 2016 debate ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP) — Just hours after President…
North Carolina lawmakers allow GOP to ditch Mark Harris if disputed U.S. House race is rerun
Harris confirms he hired political operative at center of absentee ballot investigation but says he was unaware of illegal activity ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor…
12 former Southern senators join letter calling on current Senate to defend democracy
Southerners are part of a group of 44 former senators who penned an open letter in the Washington Post ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON…
Republican Mark Harris will support new vote in North Carolina’s 9th U.S. District if fraud affected outcome
Harris, who has a 905-vote lead in unofficial results, insists he was “absolutely unaware” of wrongdoing ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor CHARLOTTE (CFP) — Mark…
U.S. Senator John Kennedy won’t run for Louisiana governor in 2019
Kennedy would have been formidable obstacle to re-election of Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP) — U.S. Senator John…
Decision ’18: Fraud allegations swirl around North Carolina 9th District U.S. House race
State elections board refuses to certify Republican Mark Harris’s win, launches investigation RALEIGH (CFP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has refused to…
Insight: Midterms show why going left in the South leaves Democrats in a hole
Democrats’ short-term problem isn’t rallying their base; it’s getting buried in small towns and rural areas ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor Heading into the midterm…